Genesis 16:1 Now Sarai Abram's wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. 2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the Lord hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.
Again, satan succeeded in breaking down Abraham and Sarah with logic, because as they rolled over in their minds God’s promise of a child to them in their old age, they realized that their biological clock was ticking. In addition, every Women’s Health Clinic Sarah had gone to, the experts there invariably told her that her expectations were unreasonable, unrealistic and absurd, because such an expectation had never ever been documented by science.
Thus, as time went by, and as Sarah had long passed the time of child-bearing, the reasoning of the many experts took on a life of its own, for it seemed that according to current science, and just the raw facts on the ground, that the logical experts in that field were correct. All the while satan was pushing that logical mode of thought upon Sarah until finally it wore her down to the point where she suggested the unthinkable to Abraham, and he himself also buckled under the tremendous weight of logical reasoning.
The devil also sought to give them legal cover so as to quiet their consciences, because at that time it was the law of the land, that if a wife could not bear children, she could give her maidens to her husband and the children would legally be hers. Sounds good right! Hear the word of The Lord, in God’s system, it’s not everything that is legal is right, and the Christian in our day would be pressed upon legal predications to do that which is strictly forbidden in God’s word. Then it will be that logic, science, and legal premise will converge in the valley of decision, to take down as many persons as possible, and yes, everything that can be shaken will be severely shaken.
Genesis 16:3 And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. 4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!